Gianfranco Tripodo

Gianfranco Tripodo is a documentary and portrait photographer based in Madrid, Spain. The focus of his work is around the theme of migration and identity.

His major body of work to date “Frontera Sur” , is a 4 years investigation about the migration issue in Ceuta and Melilla, the two Spanish exclaves in Morocco and arguably the southernmost European border. With this project he has won a World Press Photo and a honorable mention at Premio Ponchielli.

He is currently working on his next project about the global Filipino diaspora. He regularly contributes to the most important magazine and newspaper in the world such as The New York Times, The Financial Times, El País Semanal, Monocle among others.